Shawn C. Baker
Shawn lives in sometimes sunny San Pedro, California with his beautiful wife Sara and their two cats Lily and Thompson. He works full time at a bookstore for bread but spends 90% of the rest of his time writing novels, screenplays and opinionated soapboxes that, although sometimes crass, are really just meant tomake the world a better place. Shawn drinks coffee all day and good beer all night. He loves comics even more than he loves movies, but he loves music most of all.
Blogs by this Author
So it was with bated breath and rabidly clawing fingers I purchased the debut collaboration between Josh Homme, John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl the morning it came out. I was at work but the first chan...
Ahh, it's that wonderful time of the year again. Mistletoe, fat perverts in beards and if you're lucky enough to know her, my friend Amy's amazing Guinness cookies*. Oh yeah, and the 'cultural' launch...
This might be slightly the wrong title for this blog. 'Universal', in this context at least, colloquially implies ' to all' and that is most assuredly not the case here. Anyone who likes The Smiths kn...
I have avoided seeing Guy Ritchie's Revolver for a couple years now based on what I'd heard about it. I've been so curious, especially since Rocknrolla. Despite the bad words seemingly everybody has t...
A few weeks ago I received an email from Mr. Brown asking, 'have you heard of a band called A Place to Bury Strangers? I read they sound like a combination of Mind is a Terrible thing to taste-era Min...
Dear Ti West,It is a rare thing when you wait for something for so long only to have it meet, let alone exceed your expectations. Honestly I cannot remember the last time something like that has happe...
Have you ever wondered what genius came up with the idea of garnishing meat with more meat? Last night while sick and stuck in the Phoenix, AZ airport I had a hankerin' for only one thing. To be home ...
If you read my rants on a regular basis you know I love beer. But not just any beer - good beer. Well, as I sit here writing this evening I'm sipping one of my very favorites and I thought I'd p...
I've been slacking on the movie tip and that's not good. It's October for god's sake - everyone else I know is doing like I always want to do and watching horror movies galore to celebrate. I however,...
So a couple months ago some of you no doubt remember I flew home to Chicago to see The Jesus Lizard's first show in ten years. Well, the other night I caught them in downtown LA and again, I've just g...
